Safaris in Tanzania, Lodge safari in Tanzania will be affected by Concession fee?
Question by George M: Safaris in Tanzania, Lodge safari in Tanzania will be affected by Concession fee?
Lodge safaris is more comfortable than camping safaris. During rain season (April and May) Lodge safari is very important. In Ngorongoro Crater is very cold from April, May and June. But with the policy changes that the Tourist will pay concession direct will make Lodge safari more expensive!!?
Safari adventure holidays can be Lodge or Camping Safari.
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Answer by Kilimanjaro
Yeah, Concession fee is a big effect I think. The Lodges were paying concession fee to the Government. But now the Lodge have released the cost burden to Tourists.
I suggest Tourists if think lodge safari is costful, to choose Camping Safari.
I can explain meaning and types of camping safaris.
Camping safaris in Tanzania, Kenya -Africa
Camping safari is the most favourite safari and option to be close to wild animals, to hear their voices and observe their behaviour. Camping safari is preferred when a Tourist is doing photographic safaris/film and hunting safari too. Camping safaris is cheap and adventurous, even mountain climbers prefers tents, example Kilimanjaro trekking expeditions. All camping safari is professional organized to ensure comfort to tourists. Budget camping and fly camping safaris are most common types of camping safaris used in East Africa.
Budget Camping: involves traveling with all your camp equipment, your guide and possibly a cook in your vehicle with you. Our cook, tents crew and driver guide will set up a tent and prepare meals for you: if interested you can help them. These services typically use the less expensive shared or public campsites, but exclusive camps, or campsites with shower and toilet facilities outside the parks, can also be booked and used. Sleeping is in small, medium or large tents on a mattress, on a carpet laid on a ground, or mattress on a bed.
Fly Camping: Fly camping involves setting up small, temporary camps for a night under the stars, more often than not in a remote part of the bush. Fly camps are the ideal end to a day’s walking safari or game drive, with many unexpected comforts- a canvas washbasin with hot water, fresh towels, hurricane lamps and delicious food cooked on fire. At night, the sensation of sleeping in a light tent or just under a mosquito net, as the moon shines down and the noises of the African night begin, is the highlight of any safari holiday.
Camping safari in Tanzania is most comfortable yet affordable to most low budget travellers.
The other high type of camping safari offers extra comfort services which resembles Lodge safaris.
Luxury Camping: Imagine feather pillows, soft towels, gin and tonic on the rocks, 4 course gourmet meals in a candlelit dining tent as far from civilization as you can get. This is what luxury camping is all about. The tents are roomy and comfortable, with a veranda in front and directly behind the tent a bathroom with hot-water shower, wash basin and toilet. The beds have a bedside table, gas or solar lamps, chairs, and a wardrobe for your clothing. A deep freeze will supply your drinks with ice and keep specialty food items fresh. Laundry is done daily. A large staff will ensure that your meals are gourmet and all your needs in a camp are met. Luxury camps are often situated so that you can enjoy the same area for several days.
Lightweight luxury camping (extra Comfortable Camping): Like the luxury camps, tents will have metal or wood frame beds, standing headroom, a veranda and small ensuite toilets and hot showers. However, the tents will be smaller and may be the traditional A shape with central ridge pole. The camps are fully staffed and meals will be three course affairs served by waiter in a lantern lit mess tent, or on a table under the stars. Pick-up trucks, rather than Lorries often move these camps, so they don’t have luxuries such as deep freeze. There will usually be wine, beer, and soda in a camp on ice. Lightweight camps like this can be moved overnight and offer an amazing degree of comfort while maintaining the flexibility of a lighter camp.
Permanent Luxury tented camps: Most permanent tented camps are built on wooden or stone platforms with permanent mortar/brick bathroom/shower areas at the back of each tent. Tents are made from canvas and khaki or cream coloured tents are replacing the older military green. To protect the canvas, tents are placed under canopies of canvas or natural materials such as makuti (palm frond) and thatch.
Most permanent tented camps are furnished very elaborately with electricity, ceiling fans, tables, chairs, four-poster beds, large mirrors and lush carpeting. Some of the newer, more upscale camps have air-conditioning, separate lounge areas, indoor/outdoor showers/bathtubs and even private plunge pools!
Examples are: Tarangire Tree tops, Kirurumu in Lake Manyara National Park, Tamarind in Tarangire, Mbuzi Mawe and Kirawira in Western Serengeti, those are just few examples to mention.
Mobile Luxury camps: are grouped into 3 categories:
(i) Luxury Mobile camps.
(ii) Semi Luxury mobile camps
(iii) Budget Luxury mobile camps
They are essential to be mobile as most useful in tracking and viewing the Great Wildebeest migration and its Predators.
Camping safari is the cheapest yet comfortable safari accommodation. The cheapest accommodation also makes the travel cost generally down.
Also Ecotourism and Cultural Tourism experience can go with camping Safaris.
Just check sample itinerary below
6 DAYS/5 NIGHTS: LAKE MANYARA/NGORONGORO/OLDUVAI GORGE/SERENGETI/TARANGIRE
Day 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park, in the morning pick up from Arusha/Moshi and drive on tarmac road 130km with lunch box to Lake Manyara National Park for afternoon game drives. Start game drive through underground water forest, proceed to acacia woodland savanna open land, pass by hot water spring and proceed to Lake Manyara-home for many flamingoes and other water birds.
The park is home to tree climbing Lions, Hippo, Elephant, Zebra, Buffalo, Giraffe, Baboon, Blue and Velvet monkey, Warthog and more…About 350 species of birds have been recorded. You will have Picnic lunch, dinner and overnight at the Campsite.
Day 2: Manyara – Serengeti National Park, Early morning breakfast in Manyara then drive to the Great Serengeti National Park with lunch and game drives en route. Afternoon game drives in the park a home to lion, leopard, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Eland, Wild dog, Gazelles, Crocs and more. Lot of birds includes the Eurasia migrants. Dinner and overnight at the Campsite.
Day 3: Full Day in Serengeti National Park, get breakfast then follows morning and afternoon game drives in the park. In the afternoon continue with game viewing to the North East of the park this is LOBO area where the main path of the Serengeti Wildebeest migration has passed, at Seronera the center of Serengeti proceed with game viewing around Seronera or Eastwards, dinner and overnight at the Campsite.
Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater Rim
- Wake up for early morning game drives in Serengeti then back to the lodge for breakfast. Then check out and drive with lunch and game viewing enroute to Ngorongoro Crater Rim for dinner and overnight at the Campsite.
- When traveling from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater, you will pass through Olduvai Gorge for Short tour of the area.
Day 5: Full day game viewing tour in the Ngorongoro Crater.
- Wake up early morning for breakfast then descend into the Crater floor for game drives. All the BIG FIVE Rhino Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Elephant live in this wonderful caldera, others are Zebra, Hippo, Wildebeest, Hyena and more…Birds includes flamingos on the Soda lake, Geese, Storks, Vultures and more…Your lunch will be served in the picnic site in the Crater at Ngoitoktok swamp a Hippo pool. After lunch depart to Tarangire National Park for Dinner and Overnight at the Campsite.
Day 6: Tarangire National Park is a home to Lion, Leopard, Elephant, buffalo, Python, Zebra, Oryx, Impala and more… Over 450 species of birds have been observed. This park has many baobab trees and some varieties of acacias, where as Tarangire’s pythons climb trees, and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared Oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed. After breakfast continue with game viewing in Tarangire National park, You will have hot lunch in your Lodge before the drive takes you back to Arusha. Dinner and Overnight at Hotel in Arusha/Moshi.
Note; you may wish to include Hiking and Walking Safari to the above itinerary. Ngorongoro Highlands, areas near Lake Eyasi, Natron have nice sites for walking safaris too.
In Northern Circuit you can do cultural tourism including visiting to Maasai Bomas, Mto wa Mbu diversity and multiple ethnicity centre in Africa and much more!
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